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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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