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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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