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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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