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.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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