MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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