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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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