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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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