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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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