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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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 MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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