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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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