MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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