MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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