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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
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
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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