MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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