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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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