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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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