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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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