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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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