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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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