MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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