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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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