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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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