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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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