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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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