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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive 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 learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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