MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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