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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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