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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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