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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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