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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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