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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance 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 stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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