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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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