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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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