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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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