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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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