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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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