MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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