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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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