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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
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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