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
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open 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.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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