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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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