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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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