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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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