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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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