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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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