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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
generally free
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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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