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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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