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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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