MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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