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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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