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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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