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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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