MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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