MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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