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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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