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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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