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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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