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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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