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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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