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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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