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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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