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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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