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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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