MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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