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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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