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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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 massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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