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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes 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.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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