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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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