MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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