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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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