MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
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 a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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