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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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