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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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