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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses 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.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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