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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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