MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part 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.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because 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 participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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