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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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