MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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 massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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