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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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