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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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