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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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