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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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