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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver 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.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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