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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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