MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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