MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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