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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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