MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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