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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs 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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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