MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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