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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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