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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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