MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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