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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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