MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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