MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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