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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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