MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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