MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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