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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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