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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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