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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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