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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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