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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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