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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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