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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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