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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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