MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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