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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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