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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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