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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
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
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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