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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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