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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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