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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners 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
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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