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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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