MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily 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.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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