MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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