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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
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
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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