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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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