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.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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