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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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