MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning 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
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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