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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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