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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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