MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take 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 online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with 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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