MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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