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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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