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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-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 teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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