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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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