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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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