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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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