MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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