MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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