MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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