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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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