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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education enable
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the sensational 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 scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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