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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key 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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