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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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