MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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