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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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