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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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