MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
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 educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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