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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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