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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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