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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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