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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively 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 we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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