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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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