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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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