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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-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 institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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