MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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