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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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