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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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