MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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