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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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