MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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