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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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