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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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