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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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