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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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