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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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