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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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