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.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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