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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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