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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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