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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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