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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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