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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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