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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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