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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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