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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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