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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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