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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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