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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
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 organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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