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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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