MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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