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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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