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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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