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
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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