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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that 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 organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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