MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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