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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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