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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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