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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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