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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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