MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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