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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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