MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major 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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