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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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