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
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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