MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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