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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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