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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
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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