MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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