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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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