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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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