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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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