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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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