MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students 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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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