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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology 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 quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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