MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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