MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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