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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for 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
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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