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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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