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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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