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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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