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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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