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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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