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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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