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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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