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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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