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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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