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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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