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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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