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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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