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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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