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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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