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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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