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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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