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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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