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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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