MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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