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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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