MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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