MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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