MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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