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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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