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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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