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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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