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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
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
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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