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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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