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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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