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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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