MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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