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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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