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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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