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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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