MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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