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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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