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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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