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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training 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 we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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