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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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