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.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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