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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
normally 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 variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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