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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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