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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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