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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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