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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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