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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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