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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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