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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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