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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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