MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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