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
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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