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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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