MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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