MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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