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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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