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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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