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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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