MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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