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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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