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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver 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 massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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