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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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