MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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