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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers 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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