MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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