MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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