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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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