MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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