MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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