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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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