MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
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 many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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