MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major 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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