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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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