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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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