MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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