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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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