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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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 MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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