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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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