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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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