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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major 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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