MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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