MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses 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 online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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