MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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