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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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