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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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