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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
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 MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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