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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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