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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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