MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
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