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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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