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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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