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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology 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 training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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