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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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