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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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