MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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