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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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