MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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