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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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