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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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