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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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