MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
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
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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