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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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