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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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