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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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