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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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