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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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