MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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