MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important 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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