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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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