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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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