MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing 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 instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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