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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes 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 MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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