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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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