MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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