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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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