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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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