MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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 massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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