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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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