MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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