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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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