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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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