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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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