MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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