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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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