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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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