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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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