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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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