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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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