MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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