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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
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
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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