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
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing 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 training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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