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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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