MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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