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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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