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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended 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 teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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