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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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