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.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
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 we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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