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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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