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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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