MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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