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 Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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