MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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