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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually 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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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