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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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