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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that 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 institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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