MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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