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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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