MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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