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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in 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 massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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