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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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