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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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