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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
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 massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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