MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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