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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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