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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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