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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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