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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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