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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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