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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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