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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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