MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
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
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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