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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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