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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
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 gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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