MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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