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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major 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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