MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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