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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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