MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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