MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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