MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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