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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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