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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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