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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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