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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes 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 MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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