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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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