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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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