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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative 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 book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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