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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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