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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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