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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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