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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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