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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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