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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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