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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
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
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving 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 schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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