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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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