MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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