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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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