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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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