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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
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
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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