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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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