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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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