MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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