MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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