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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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