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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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