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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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