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.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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