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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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