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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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