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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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