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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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