MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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