MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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