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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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