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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
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
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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