MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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