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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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