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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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