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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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