MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
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
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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