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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massive 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 stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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