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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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