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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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