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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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