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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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