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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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