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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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