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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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 massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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