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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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