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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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