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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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