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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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