MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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