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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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