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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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