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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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