MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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