MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
generally 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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