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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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