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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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