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 is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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