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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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