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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning enable
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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