MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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