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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
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 MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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