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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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