MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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