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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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