MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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