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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing 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 quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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