MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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