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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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