MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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