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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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