MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance 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
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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