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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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