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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
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 MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because 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 educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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