MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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