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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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