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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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