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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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