MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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