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.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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