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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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