MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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