MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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