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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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