MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online 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 we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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