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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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