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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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