MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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