MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses 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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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