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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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