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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
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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