MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
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
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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