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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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