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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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