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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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