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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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