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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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