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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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