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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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