MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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