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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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