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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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