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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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