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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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