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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important 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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