MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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