MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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