MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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