MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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