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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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