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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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