MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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