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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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