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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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