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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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