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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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