MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always 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 several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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