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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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