MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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