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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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