MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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