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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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