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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part 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.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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