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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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