MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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