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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
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 stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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