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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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