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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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