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
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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