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 is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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