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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
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 teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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