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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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