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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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