MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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