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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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