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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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