MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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