MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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